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Our Quotes

What belongs to all of us, and what we owe each other.

These quotes use 'our' to point at collective stakes, from expecting transparency out of government to naming the real economic cost of persistent inequality. For more on civic accountability, see Government quotes.

In Russia we had to have special visas in our passports, and when we had to show our passports at the Kremlin gates, we realized that, Oh my God, we're actually playing in THE Kremlin!

Quotes by Alan Parsons

Our national debt poses a threat to all Americans and is particularly troublesome both for well-established businesses and for those seeking to enter into the marketplace.

Quotes by Alan Patricof

In English every word can be verbed. Would that it were so in our programming languages.

Quotes by Alan Perlis

Our best theory of describing space at a fundamental level is probably string theory.

Quotes by Alan Guth

Our history is not our destiny.

Quotes by Alan Cohen

The pervasiveness of guns in our society is destroying America.

Quotes by Alan Dershowitz

Our milk chocolate is very chocolaty. In fact, we don't call it milk chocolate - we call it milky chocolate.

Quotes by Alain Ducasse

I'd even say it's a realistic film because that's the way it happens in our heads; that was the idea.

Quotes by Alain Resnais

I support public and private partnerships whenever appropriate in order to achieve our goal of a prosperous and vibrant downtown.

Quotes by Alan Autry

We must be willing to courageously invest in our city.

Quotes by Alan Autry

There is a fetishization of victimization in our culture. And I just am not interested in victimhood.

Quotes by Alan Ball

The genius of our institutions is democratic - baseball is a democratic game.

Quotes by Al Spalding

Our Palestinian brethren continue to be slaughtered at the hands of Israelis while the world turns the other cheek.

Quotes by Al-Waleed bin Talal

Our stock in trade is raw, flailing sex.

Quotes by Al Goldstein

Our photographs are filthier and our stories are more disgusting. We make no effort to be artistic.

Quotes by Al Goldstein

A president who breaks the law is a threat to the very structure of our government.

Quotes by Al Gore

Our risk systems and processes - we keep investing and improving them.

Quotes by Ajay Piramal

And I gave this directive to them, that if they free our assets in the United States, that would be a sign of goodwill. I have the same idea this time.

Quotes by Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani

'SNL' is our main priority because that was our first big break.

Quotes by Akiva Schaffer

Gandhi: My Father' is a project very close to our hearts.

Quotes by Akshaye Khanna

Frequently Asked Questions

What do these quotes say about accountability in government?
One quote calls for straightforward accountability: "We should be able to go to our government and get clear answers." For more on this topic, see our Government page.
Is there a quote about influential scientists?
Yes - one quote reflects on scientific legacy, noting that "Bohr's influence on the physics and the physicists of our century was stronger than that of anyone else, even than that of Albert Einstein."
Does the collection touch on how we understand nature?
One quote makes a subtle point about observation: "What we observe is not nature itself, but nature exposed to our method of questioning." Browse more reflective lines in our About collection.
Is there a quote about the cost of inequality?
Yes - one quote lays out the stakes plainly, warning that inequality is "undermining our global competitiveness, our democracy, and our ideals as a nation." For more on national issues, see our Country page.
What ties these quotes together?
Each one uses "our" to point to something shared - a government, a century, a method of understanding, or a set of national ideals. Explore more in our Always section.

One line honors a physicist's outsized influence on 20th-century science, showing how the word also applies to shared intellectual history. Readers can also browse Country quotes for national identity or About quotes for broader context.